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Swami Prasad Maurya "worshipping" his wife on Diwali 2023
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya has sparked controversy by targeting the Hindu Dharma once again. On the occasion of Diwali, Maurya posted pictures on X "worshipping" his wife.
However, what was disrespectful to Hindu Dharma were his comments on Goddess Lakshmi as he wrote, "Every child born in every religion, caste, race, color and country of the whole world has two hands, two legs, two ears, two eyes and a nose with two holes. There is only a head, stomach and back, if a child with four hands, eight hands, ten hands, twenty hands and a thousand hands has not been born till date, then how can Lakshmi be born with four hands?"
"If you want to worship Goddess Lakshmi, then worship and respect your wife who is a goddess in the true sense because she fulfills the responsibility of nurturing, happiness, prosperity, food and care of your family with great devotion," he further added.
Making fun of the appearance of Hindu deities is not new for those who aim to target Hindu Dharma. Maurya had earlier come into controversy by burning copies of the revered text Shri Ramcharitmanas and a case was registered against him.
While hearing the case, Allahabad High Court said, "Statements from any scripture or document should be read and kept in the correct context. Taking a portion out of context without relevant facts cannot be considered true. Such statements may also be false under certain circumstances."
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